• Resort groundbreaking
• Lake development commences with preparation of the dam’s construction

1988

• Developers receive final approval to build the dam
• Construction begins on the dam

1990

• Water from the Las Vegas Wash is diverted under the lake

1991

• The dam is complete

1993

• Custom home lot sales begin
• Construction begins on SouthShore Golf Club, the resort’s first golf course

1994

• Lake development is complete

1995

• The private SouthShore Golf Club opens, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course
• Plans are announced for a second Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course

1996

• The first resort residents move into SouthShore
• Wendy’s Three-Tour Challenge premieres at SouthShore Golf Club
• Golf & Travel names SouthShore Golf Club among “America’s Best Modern Courses” and Golf Digest names it among the “Top Ten New Private Golf Courses”

1997

• Courtyard villas of Bella Vivente are introduced
• Golf Magazine names Lake Las Vegas Resort one of the “Top 20 Communities to Semi-Retire”
• Golf & Travel again names SouthShore Golf Club among “America’s Best Modern Courses” and among “America’s Best Top 40 Real Estate Courses”
• Wendy’s Three-Tour Challenge is held at SouthShore Golf Club

1998

• Reflection Bay Golf Club opens as Nevada’s first resort Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course
• Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas Resort, Spa and Casino breaks ground
• Executive home community of PortaCielo is introduced
• Lake Las Vegas Resort Information Pavilion and SouthShore Yacht & Beach Club open
• Golf & Travel again names SouthShore Golf Club among “America’s Best Modern Courses”
• Wendy’s Three-Tour Challenge moves to Reflection Bay Golf Club

1999

• Lake Las Vegas Resort is recognized as one of the ten most important projects in the world that will define contemporary life in the 21st century during Glasgow, Scotland’s Architecture and Design Exhibition
• Ground broken on SouthShore Golf Clubhouse, SouthShore Golf Villas and Fire Station 96
• Mira Lago Lakeside Café opens within Reflection Bay Golf Clubhouse
• Reflection Bay Golf Club named to Golf Digest’s “Best New Upscale Public Course” list and Golf Magazine’s “One of the Top 10 New Courses You Can Play” list
• Golf & Travel again names SouthShore Golf Club among “America’s Best Modern Courses”
• Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas Resort, Spa and Casino opens
• Wendy’s Three-Tour Challenge is held at Reflection Bay Golf Club

2000

• Plans are unveiled for the MonteLago Village and The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas
• Fire Station 96, the SouthShore Marina and the SouthShore Golf Clubhouse open
• Golf & Travel again names SouthShore Golf Club among “America’s Best Modern Courses”
• Reflection Bay Golf Club named to Golf Magazine’s “Top 100 Best Courses You Can Play” list
• Residential offerings include Vila di Lago resort lifestyle homes, MiraMonte lakeside villas and the SouthShore Golf Villas
• Wendy’s Three-Tour Challenge is held at Reflection Bay Golf Club

2001

• Construction begins on the MonteLago Village and The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas
• Construction begins on The Falls Golf Club
• “America’s Sweethearts” filmed on location at the resort
• Reflection Bay Golf Club named to Travel & Leisure Golf’s list of “Top 10 Desert Golf Courses”
• SouthShore Golf Club repeats on Golf & Travel magazine’s “America’s Best Top 40 Real Estate Courses” list and Golf & Travel’s list of “America’s Best Modern Courses”
• Wendy’s Three-Tour Challenges is played at SouthShore Golf Club
• Residential offerings increase and include Sorrento’s fairway homes and Ravello’s hillside villas

2002

• A Tom Weiskopf Design resort course, The Falls Golf Club opens
• Vila di Lago premieres as the National Association of Homebuilder’s New American Home for 2003
• Mantova’s development breaks ground
• Construction commences on Tramonto
• Reflection Bay Golf Club named on Golf Digest’s lists of the “Top 75 Golf Resorts in America”, the “Top 50 Great Condition Courses in North America” and the “Best Places to Play”, as well as among Golf Magazine’s “Top 100 Best Courses You Can Play”

2003

• The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas opens and earns a AAA Five Diamond rating in less than one year of operation
• Spa Vita di Lago at The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas is named #7 spa in the United States by Celebrated Living
• MonteLago Village, Casino MonteLago and the MonteLago Village Marina debut
• MonteLago Village and Casino MonteLago and The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas win the Governor’s Tourism Development Award
• MonteLago Village Resort’s first phase, the Viera condominiums, opens
• Como’s Restaurant opens in the MonteLago Village
• La Contessa arrives and at 80 feet is Lake Las Vegas’ largest yacht
• MiraBella premiers offering fully-furnished Tuscan-inspired homes and wins multiple Bentley International Property Awards and Southern Nevada Home Builders’ Homer Awards
• Woodside Homes breaks ground on Casa Palermo and Villa Palermo near The Falls Golf Club
• Gondolas debut on the lake and complimentary water taxi service is made available
• Reflection Bay Golf Club appears among Golf For Women’s list of “50 Best Courses for Women” and on Golf Digest’s “America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses” and “Best Courses in State” lists
• The Falls Golf Club named by Golf Magazine as “One of the Top 10 New Courses You Can Play”
• SouthShore Golf Club named by Golf Week as one of the “100 Best Modern Courses”
• Best Western’s People vs. the Pros is held at The Falls Golf Club
• Wendy’s Three-Tour Challenge is held at Reflection Bay Golf Club

2004

• Washington Post names Lake Las Vegas Resort among the “20 Hot Destinations for 2004”
• Pardee Homes begins Bella Fiore’s development near The Falls Golf Club
• New NorthShore communities break ground
• Golf Magazine recognizes Lake Las Vegas Resort as a 2004 “Silver Medal Resort”
• The Falls Golf Club ranks number one in Elite Traveler’s “Top 10 New Golf Courses” list and is among Golf Digest’s top 10 “Best New Upscale Public Courses in America”
• Reflection Bay Golf Club repeats on Golf Digest’s lists of “America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses” and Best Courses in State”
• Reflection Bay and The Falls Golf Clubs both are named among Golf Week’s “America’s Best: State-by-State Public Access Courses”
• Lake Las Vegas Resort is voted by local Las Vegas Weekly readers as the “Best Place to Take Visitors Off of the Las Vegas Strip”

2005

·       Centex Destination Properties breaks ground on the estate-style villas and townhomes of V, Amland breaks ground on the resort lifestyle homes of PRIMA, and Pardee Homes begins primary residence of Belle Fiore

·       Glen Frey kicks off the 2005 “Stars on the Lake” concert series, followed by performances by Natalie Cole, Michael Bolton, Kenny G, and Vanessa Williams with the Las Vegas Philharmonic

·       Construction begins on Chapel Fiorenza, the resort’s chapel

located on the Pontevecchio-themed bridge

·       Construction begins on Rainbow Canyon Golf Club, a Tom Fazio golf course

·       The Falls Golf Club is listed among Golf Week’s 

“Top 40 of America’s Best New Courses”

·        Reflection Bay Golf Club named by Golf Digest

             among “America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses” and “Best-in-State” courses

·        Reflection Bay Golf Club honored among Golf for Women’s

“Top 50 Courses for Women to Play”

·       SouthShore Golf Club ranks 15 on Golf Week’s

          “America’s Best Top 100 Residential Courses” list

·       John Herndon, Lake Las Vegas Resort’s golf director, honored by Golf Inc. as

one of the nation’s 20 “Most Admired Golf Course Operators”

·       Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge is held at SouthShore Golf Club

·       The floating stage hosts singer Andrea Bocelli and others for a televised GREAT PERFORMANCES pop concert on PBS

2006

·       Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas Resort, Casino and Spa purchased by Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort and re-flagged as Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort

·       Golf Magazine recognizes Lake Las Vegas Resort as a 2006 “Golf Medal Resort”

·       Lake Las Vegas Resort introduced a new Forecaddie Program

The DVD "Under the Desert Sky," featuring Andrea Bocelli’s performance at Lake Las Vegas was released and sold 750,000 copies in the first four weeks making it one of the top five best selling music videos of all time.

2007

• Hilton Grand Vacations and the Waldorf Astoria announced a spectacular new ownership project with groundbreaking targeted for early 2008.
• Named one of the nations top ten Best Golf Resorts by USA Today